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Robert Alexander/Getty Images (NEW YORK) -- Amid the Thanksgiving travel rush, a stowaway was discovered Tuesday night onboard a Delta Air Lines flight out of JFK Airport in New York City headed to Paris.Authorities said the stowaway was discovered on board Delta Flight 264 from JFK to Paris and removed after the plane landed at Charles de Gaulle Airport.The person who boarded the flight bypassed the document check podium and […]

(NEW YORK) -- AAT&T customers are being urged to stay cautious as thieves are using cellular data to track and steal deliveries, particularly iPhones.Police report a nationwide surge in package thefts by organized criminal groups targeting FedEx shipments of new AT&T iPhones, sometimes resulting in violence."Criminal actors obtain cell phone tracking and delivery location information before the deliveries, providing competing organized theft groups the opportunity to intercept the delivery and […]

(WASHINGTON) -- The number of abortions performed in the U.S. fell slightly in 2022, the year the Supreme Court overruled Roe v. Wade, a new federal report found.In 2022, a total of 613,383 legal abortions were reported by 48 areas. Among the 47 areas that consistently reported data from 2021 to 2022, there was a decrease of 2% from the 622,108 abortions performed in 2021 to 609,360, according to the […]

(NEW YORK) -- Leah Kim remembers her dad for his infectious smile and loving heart."His legacy is for people to live their lives with joy," she told ABC News.Seuk Kim, 49, was a pilot, animal rescuer and father of three. He began flying during the pandemic and, having a passion for animals, he started rescuing dogs."He stumbled across a rescue organization in which pilots could fly animals, dogs, cats, bunnies, […]

Clackamas County Sheriff's Office (WELCHES, Ore.) -- The search for a missing hiker and her two dogs in Oregon's Salmon-Huckleberry Wilderness was suspended late Tuesday after four days, officials said.However, authorities said they are continuing to gather information and establish a timeline leading up to the disappearance of 61-year-old Susan Lane-Fournier, and said it remains an active missing person's investigation."Based on weather conditions and the likelihood of survivability, the decision was made […]

Gaelen Morse/Bloomberg via Getty Images (COLUMBUS, Ohio) -- Republican Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine has signed a transgender bathroom ban for students into law.The law requires students in the state's K-12 schools, as well as colleges and universities, to use the restroom or facility that aligns with their sex assigned at birth.The law notes it is not intended to prevent schools from building single-occupancy facilities and does not ban someone of […]

(NEW YORK) -- The prosecution and defense are preparing for Monday's closing arguments in the Daniel Penny trial as it comes to a close after a break for the Thanksgiving holiday.Penny put Jordan Neely, 30, a homeless man, in a fatal 6 minute-long chokehold after Neely boarded a subway car acting erratically.Penny, 25, is charged with manslaughter and negligent homicide in the May 2023 choking death of Neely on the […]

(WASHINGTON) -- Federal authorities have arrested an Arizona man after he allegedly posted videos online threatening to kill President-elect Donald Trump and his family.In the videos, posted on Facebook in recent months, Manuel Tamayo-Torres issued an array of bizarre and outlandish claims about Trump, but he also apparently brandished an AR 15-style rifle and other weapons in the videos, and in August he recorded his trip to an arena in […]

Spencer Platt via Getty Images (NEW YORK) -- Harvey Weinstein is suing New York City and its Department of Correction, alleging negligence and failure to provide adequate care.Weinstein is being held at Rikers Island while he awaits a new trial on sexual assault charges.Weinstein has been diagnosed with bone cancer, according to his associates.His lawsuit seeks monetary damages.In a statement, his attorney, Imran H. Ansari, claimed the prison was failing […]